Protests and Public Demonstration Flashcards
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Q
What are Articles 9, 10 and 11 and how do they relate to protests?
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Article 9: Ability to form our own ideas, thoughts and religious convictions.
Article 10: The freedom of expression.
Article 11: Freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
Articles 9, 10 and 11 are often taken together to mean ‘a right to peaceful protest’.
This has now become common lexicon amongst the Police and Public alike, but we should know that there is actually no such right per se. For any public demonstration, protest or rally the rights of the wider community must be considered and a balance struck.
